What color is #BB99B0?

#BB99B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB99B0?

The RGB value is 187, 153, 176: 187 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB99B0?

The complementary color is #99BBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB99B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB99B0 color

#BB99B0 rgb(187, 153, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB99B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60% green and 69% blue (187, 153, 176).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#BB99B0 color codes

HEX	`#BB99B0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 153, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 16.55, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 18.04, 336.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.721, 36.483, 46.015)`
Decimal	`12294576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB99B0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB99B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB99B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB99B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb99b0; }
.text { color: #bb99b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb99b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 153 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb99b0, #bb999f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB99B0?: #BB99B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB99B0?: The RGB value is 187, 153, 176: 187 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB99B0?: The complementary color is #99BBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB99B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.